Abstract
Since colonial times, Brazil has had a certain ability to plant sugarcane. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture (2018), Brazilian production totaled 662,473,271 tons in the 2016/2017 harvest, of which 76% is destined for sugar exports and 94% for internal consumption of ethanol, either in the anhydrous form (added to gasoline) or hydrated (fuel ethanol). The state of São Pau…